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    Henry VIII had six wives during his reign as King of England from 1509 to 1547. He married Catherine of Aragon first but divorced her when she failed to produce a male heir. He then married and beheaded Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, who gave birth to Edward VI but died. Henry married Anne of Cleves but annulled the marriage when he found her unattractive. His fifth wife Catherine Howard was also beheaded for adultery. Henry finally married Catherine Parr, who outlived him.

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    Henry VIII had six wives during his reign as King of England from 1509 to 1547. He married Catherine of Aragon first but divorced her when she failed to produce a male heir. He then married and beheaded Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, who gave birth to Edward VI but died. Henry married Anne of Cleves but annulled the marriage when he found her unattractive. His fifth wife Catherine Howard was also beheaded for adultery. Henry finally married Catherine Parr, who outlived him.

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    Henry VIII had six wives during his reign as King of England from 1509 to 1547. He married Catherine of Aragon first but divorced her when she failed to produce a male heir. He then married and beheaded Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour, who gave birth to Edward VI but died. Henry married Anne of Cleves but annulled the marriage when he found her unattractive. His fifth wife Catherine Howard was also beheaded for adultery. Henry finally married Catherine Parr, who outlived him.

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    Henry VIII and

    his six wives


    Henry Tudor, son of Henry VII
    of England and Elizabeth
    York, was born at the royal
    residence, Greenwich Palace,
    on June 28, 1491. After the
    death of his father, he became
    Henry VIII, king of England.
    He married six times,
    beheaded two of his wives and
    was the main instigator of the
    English Reformation. His only
    surviving son, Edward VI,
    succeeded him after his death
    on January 28, 1547.
    Catherine of Aragon was the daughter of Queen
    Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
    She was the Queen of England as the first
    wife of King Henry VIII; she was previously Princess
    of Wales as the wife of Prince Arthur. They married
    and Arthur died five months later. Catherine
    subsequently married Arthur's younger brother,
    Henry VIII. She couldn’t have a son, their only child
    was Mary I. Henry VIII was infatuated with Anne
    Boleyn and dissatisfied with his marriage to
    Catherine.

    Anne Boleyn was Queen of England  as the second


    wife of King Henry VIII. Henry and Anne married
    after a secret marriage in November . She was the
    mother of Elizabeth I. She was beheaded.
    Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the
    third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne
    Boleyn . She died of postnatal complications less than
    two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who
    reigned as King Edward VI. She was the only one of
    Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his
    only consort to be buried beside him in St. George's
    Chapel ,Windsor Castle. She was the only wife of
    Henry VIII whose son survived infancy.

    Anne of Cleves was Queen of England


    as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII The
    marriage was declared
    never consummated and, as a result, she
    was not crowned queen consort.
    Following was the annulment of their
    marriage
    Catherine Howard was Queen of England 
    as the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine
    married Henry VIII almost immediately after
    the annulment of his marriage to Anne of
    Cleves was arranged. Catherine was
    beheaded after less than two years of
    marriage to Henry on the grounds of treason
    for committing adultery while married to
    the King.

    Catherine Parr  was Queen of


    England and of Ireland as the last
    of the six wives of King Henry
    VIII, and the final queen consort
    of the House of Tudor. She
    married him She was also the
    most-married English queen, with
    four husbands.

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